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|location= [[:es:Santiago de Chile|Santiago de Chile]], [[:es:Chile|Chile]]
|location= [[:es:Santiago de Chile|Santiago de Chile]], [[:es:Chile|Chile]]
|age= 30
|age= 30
|userpages= [[:es:Usuario:Zuirdj|es-wikipedia]],
|userpages= [[:es:Usuario:Zuirdj|es-wikipedia]], [[:commons:User:Zuirdj|Commons]], [[:en:User:Zuirdj|en-wikipedia]]; user accounts in almost all projects.
[[:commons:User:Zuirdj|Commons]], [[:en:User:Zuirdj|en-wikipedia]];
user accounts in almost all projects.
|joined= march 27 2003 as registered user
|joined= march 27 2003 as registered user
|projects= es-wikipedia; commons; meta; en-wikipedia (ocassionally);
|projects= es-wikipedia; commons; meta; en-wikipedia (ocassionally); pt-wikipedia (ocassionally); OTRS-es; several conferences and workshops about wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in Chile and
Argentina; colaborator in [http://wiki.gleducar.org.ar Gleducar] and [http://www.educalibre.cl Educalibre], projects based in the collaborative construction of free knowledge using Media Wiki and contents of Wikimedia projects.
pt-wikipedia (ocassionally); OTRS-es; several conferences and
|languages= spanish; intermediate level of english, specially written; intermediate level of portuguese, specially spoken and I can read with no problems; I can understand some italian and french
workshops about wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in Chile and
Argentina; colaborator in [http://wiki.gleducar.org.ar Gleducar] and
[http://www.educalibre.cl Educalibre], projects based in the
collaborative construction of free knowledge using Media Wiki and
contents of Wikimedia projects.
|languages= spanish; intermediate level of english, specially written;
intermediate level of portuguese, specially spoken and I can read
with no problems; I can understand some italian and french
|contribs= [[:es:Especial:Contributions/Zuirdj|es-wiki]],
|contribs= [[:es:Especial:Contributions/Zuirdj|es-wiki]],
[[:commons:Special:Contributions/Zuirdj|Commons]],
[[:commons:Special:Contributions/Zuirdj|Commons]],
[[Special:Contributions/Zuirdj|Meta]],
[[Special:Contributions/Zuirdj|Meta]],
[[:en:Special:Contributions/Zuirdj|en-wiki]].
[[:en:Special:Contributions/Zuirdj|en-wiki]].
|statement= The efforts of a community of volunteers interested in
|statement= The efforts of a community of volunteers interested in free and quality content, that are available for users around the world in different languages, have built a project wich has been
free and quality content, that are available for users around the
world in different languages, have built a project wich has been
unthinkable a few years ago.
unthinkable a few years ago.


Every challenge has been a new one and because of that we have been pushed to create new ideas to fix them. The task has not been easy or problem free, like the spanish wikipedia fork issue. I arrived to the spanish wikipedia project after the split when there were almost nobody working (natively) on the project. That situation was very extreme that doesn't go with the spirit of our projects, built on the foundations of diversity.
Every challenge has been a new one and because of that we have been
pushed to create new ideas to fix them. The task has not been easy or
problem free, like the spanish wikipedia fork issue. I arrived to the
spanish wikipedia project after the split when there were almost
nobody working (natively) on the project. That situation was very
extreme that doesn't go with the spirit of our projects, built on the
foundations of diversity.


It's because of that diversity the reason that I'm running as a
It's because of that diversity the reason that I'm running as a candidate. Wikimedia Foundation is beggining a new age: our communities are starting to get interested not only in the edition of
contents, but in projects that will allow those contents to be seized by professors, students and the world at large; our volunteers are searching to eliminate the language and geographical barriers that split us, as it's shown in the recent participation in Meta.
candidate. Wikimedia Foundation is beggining a new age: our
communities are starting to get interested not only in the edition of
contents, but in projects that will allow those contents to be seized
by professors, students and the world at large; our volunteers are
searching to eliminate the language and geographical barriers that
split us, as it's shown in the recent participation in Meta.


With my candidacy, I want to express the new age that is upon us, concius of my coming from a diverse project, with language barriers that cannot be disputed and with a geographical gap that could be seen as a hardship, but that it's also an advantage because it lets me see the project from a different perspective. I'm aware that there are several candidates whose ideas, resumes and virtues put them at the top of the preferences, and the elected candidate among them will make an excellent member of the board. But I'm also concerned that there isn't much diversity that must represent us: almost all of the candidates come from the anglo-saxon or european world. If our ideal is to create content that can benefit all the corners of the world, then, is it too far away to dream with representing a community from one of these corners?
With my candidacy, I want to express the new age that is upon us,
concius of my coming from a diverse project, with language barriers
that cannot be disputed and with a geographical gap that could be seen
as a hardship, but that it's also an advantage because it lets me see
the project from a different perspective. I'm aware that there are
several candidates whose ideas, resumes and virtues put them at the
top of the preferences, and the elected candidate among them will make
an excellent member of the board. But I'm also concerned that there
isn't much diversity that must represent us: almost all of the
candidates come from the anglo-saxon or european world. If our ideal
is to create content that can benefit all the corners of the world,
then, is it too far away to dream with representing a community from
one of these corners?


I see my chances to be elected as very slim, but my candidacy goes
I see my chances to be elected as very slim, but my candidacy goes beyond election: it's mostly a reminder that our projects are built in the diversity foundation and that we should be proud of it.
beyond election: it's mostly a reminder that our projects are built in
the diversity foundation and that we should be proud of it.
|discussion= [[User_talk:Zuirdj/Board]]
|discussion= [[User_talk:Zuirdj/Board]]
}}
}}

Revision as of 14:30, 25 August 2006

User:Zuirdj

User Zuirdj
Real name Juan David Ruiz
Location Santiago de Chile, Chile
Age 30
User page(s) es-wikipedia, Commons, en-wikipedia; user accounts in almost all projects.
Wikimedia participant since march 27 2003 as registered user
Projects in which I participate es-wikipedia; commons; meta; en-wikipedia (ocassionally); pt-wikipedia (ocassionally); OTRS-es; several conferences and workshops about wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in Chile and

Argentina; colaborator in Gleducar and Educalibre, projects based in the collaborative construction of free knowledge using Media Wiki and contents of Wikimedia projects.

Languages in which I participate spanish; intermediate level of english, specially written; intermediate level of portuguese, specially spoken and I can read with no problems; I can understand some italian and french
Link to user contribution pages es-wiki,

Commons, Meta, en-wiki.

My candidate statement The efforts of a community of volunteers interested in free and quality content, that are available for users around the world in different languages, have built a project wich has been

unthinkable a few years ago.

Every challenge has been a new one and because of that we have been pushed to create new ideas to fix them. The task has not been easy or problem free, like the spanish wikipedia fork issue. I arrived to the spanish wikipedia project after the split when there were almost nobody working (natively) on the project. That situation was very extreme that doesn't go with the spirit of our projects, built on the foundations of diversity.

It's because of that diversity the reason that I'm running as a candidate. Wikimedia Foundation is beggining a new age: our communities are starting to get interested not only in the edition of contents, but in projects that will allow those contents to be seized by professors, students and the world at large; our volunteers are searching to eliminate the language and geographical barriers that split us, as it's shown in the recent participation in Meta.

With my candidacy, I want to express the new age that is upon us, concius of my coming from a diverse project, with language barriers that cannot be disputed and with a geographical gap that could be seen as a hardship, but that it's also an advantage because it lets me see the project from a different perspective. I'm aware that there are several candidates whose ideas, resumes and virtues put them at the top of the preferences, and the elected candidate among them will make an excellent member of the board. But I'm also concerned that there isn't much diversity that must represent us: almost all of the candidates come from the anglo-saxon or european world. If our ideal is to create content that can benefit all the corners of the world, then, is it too far away to dream with representing a community from one of these corners?

I see my chances to be elected as very slim, but my candidacy goes beyond election: it's mostly a reminder that our projects are built in the diversity foundation and that we should be proud of it.

For questions, please post here User_talk:Zuirdj/Board
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